(R)-cetirizine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 1214

Synonyms: Vozet® | Xyzal®
Approved drug PDB Ligand
(R)-cetirizine is an approved drug (FDA (2007))
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Levocetirizine is an antihistamine, and is a component of the approved drug cetirizine, but this enantiomer is approved in its own right.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 5
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 8
Topological polar surface area 53.01
Molecular weight 388.16
XLogP 2.81
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES OC(=O)COCCN1CCN(CC1)C(c1ccc(cc1)Cl)c1ccccc1
Isomeric SMILES OC(=O)COCCN1CCN(CC1)[C@@H](c1ccc(cc1)Cl)c1ccccc1
InChI InChI=1S/C21H25ClN2O3/c22-19-8-6-18(7-9-19)21(17-4-2-1-3-5-17)24-12-10-23(11-13-24)14-15-27-16-20(25)26/h1-9,21H,10-16H2,(H,25,26)/t21-/m1/s1
InChI Key ZKLPARSLTMPFCP-OAQYLSRUSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Levocetirizine is used to treat symptoms of perennial and seasonal allergies, and chronic (idiopathic) urticaria.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Blocks the activity of histamine at the histamine H1 receptor.